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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Nov.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 201,254 201,610 201,685 201,254 201,319 201,417 201,515 201,610 201,685

Civilian labor force

 127,170 124,735 124,065 127,191 123,618 124,471 124,213 124,694 124,032

Participation rate

 63.2 61.9 61.5 63.2 61.4 61.8 61.6 61.8 61.5

Employed

 123,397 117,599 117,041 123,077 112,226 115,354 115,496 117,181 116,673

Employment-population ratio

 61.3 58.3 58.0 61.2 55.7 57.3 57.3 58.1 57.8

Unemployed

 3,773 7,135 7,024 4,115 11,392 9,118 8,717 7,513 7,359

Unemployment rate

 3.0 5.7 5.7 3.2 9.2 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.9

Not in labor force

 74,084 76,876 77,620 74,063 77,701 76,946 77,302 76,916 77,653

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,143 65,076 64,598 66,204 64,420 64,911 64,976 65,145 64,640

Participation rate

 71.7 70.4 69.8 71.8 69.8 70.3 70.3 70.5 69.9

Employed

 64,336 61,491 60,953 64,247 59,054 60,425 60,738 61,335 60,843

Employment-population ratio

 69.8 66.5 65.9 69.7 64.0 65.4 65.7 66.3 65.8

Unemployed

 1,807 3,585 3,645 1,957 5,367 4,485 4,238 3,810 3,797

Unemployment rate

 2.7 5.5 5.6 3.0 8.3 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,591 55,151 55,014 56,299 55,124 55,124 54,568 54,836 54,697

Participation rate

 58.5 56.8 56.7 58.2 56.9 56.9 56.3 56.5 56.3

Employed

 55,095 52,153 52,200 54,666 49,822 51,124 50,794 51,742 51,756

Employment-population ratio

 56.9 53.7 53.8 56.5 51.4 52.7 52.4 53.3 53.3

Unemployed

 1,496 2,998 2,814 1,633 5,302 4,000 3,774 3,094 2,941

Unemployment rate

 2.6 5.4 5.1 2.9 9.6 7.3 6.9 5.6 5.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,436 4,507 4,453 4,688 4,074 4,437 4,669 4,714 4,695

Participation rate

 36.2 37.1 36.7 38.3 33.6 36.6 38.5 38.8 38.7

Employed

 3,966 3,955 3,887 4,164 3,350 3,805 3,965 4,105 4,074

Employment-population ratio

 32.4 32.6 32.1 34.0 27.6 31.4 32.7 33.8 33.6

Unemployed

 470 552 565 524 724 632 704 609 621

Unemployment rate

 10.6 12.3 12.7 11.2 17.8 14.2 15.1 12.9 13.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 33,184 33,453 33,486 33,184 33,353 33,386 33,420 33,453 33,486

Civilian labor force

 20,670 20,249 20,166 20,675 20,094 20,150 19,956 20,136 20,184

Participation rate

 62.3 60.5 60.2 62.3 60.2 60.4 59.7 60.2 60.3

Employed

 19,587 18,109 18,184 19,527 17,161 17,528 17,537 17,970 18,106

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 54.1 54.3 58.8 51.5 52.5 52.5 53.7 54.1

Unemployed

 1,083 2,140 1,982 1,148 2,933 2,621 2,420 2,166 2,078

Unemployment rate

 5.2 10.6 9.8 5.6 14.6 13.0 12.1 10.8 10.3

Not in labor force

 12,515 13,204 13,320 12,509 13,258 13,237 13,464 13,318 13,302

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,475 9,285 9,197 9,504 9,229 9,277 9,117 9,227 9,212

Participation rate

 67.9 65.8 65.1 68.1 65.6 65.9 64.7 65.4 65.2

Employed

 9,024 8,249 8,217 9,019 7,827 8,051 7,967 8,169 8,184

Employment-population ratio

 64.6 58.5 58.2 64.6 55.7 57.2 56.5 57.9 57.9

Unemployed

 451 1,036 980 485 1,402 1,225 1,150 1,057 1,028

Unemployment rate

 4.8 11.2 10.7 5.1 15.2 13.2 12.6 11.5 11.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,490 10,245 10,295 10,445 10,156 10,174 10,116 10,180 10,274

Participation rate

 62.5 60.5 60.7 62.3 60.2 60.2 59.8 60.1 60.6

Employed

 9,995 9,296 9,395 9,929 8,785 8,949 8,997 9,244 9,345

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 54.9 55.4 59.2 52.0 53.0 53.2 54.6 55.1

Unemployed

 494 949 900 516 1,371 1,224 1,120 936 929

Unemployment rate

 4.7 9.3 8.7 4.9 13.5 12.0 11.1 9.2 9.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 704 718 674 727 709 699 723 729 698

Participation rate

 28.7 29.8 28.0 29.6 29.4 29.0 30.0 30.3 29.0

Employed

 568 563 572 579 549 527 573 557 576

Employment-population ratio

 23.1 23.4 23.8 23.6 22.7 21.9 23.8 23.1 24.0

Unemployed

 137 155 102 147 160 172 150 172 121

Unemployment rate

 19.4 21.6 15.1 20.3 22.5 24.6 20.7 23.6 17.4

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,558 16,542 16,558 16,558 16,420 16,597 16,668 16,542 16,558

Civilian labor force

 10,666 10,365 10,366 10,705 10,408 10,595 10,501 10,398 10,396

Participation rate

 64.4 62.7 62.6 64.7 63.4 63.8 63.0 62.9 62.8

Employed

 10,391 9,588 9,675 10,429 9,163 9,462 9,568 9,611 9,701

Employment-population ratio

 62.8 58.0 58.4 63.0 55.8 57.0 57.4 58.1 58.6

Unemployed

 274 777 691 276 1,245 1,133 933 787 695

Unemployment rate

 2.6 7.5 6.7 2.6 12.0 10.7 8.9 7.6 6.7

Not in labor force

 5,892 6,177 6,192 5,852 6,012 6,001 6,167 6,145 6,163

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020